The name Hope Man is and will be forever stuck in my mind. This guy made my childhood, and got me into tvb dramas for real. Vincent Wong became my favourite actor because of this role, and of course with him leaving tvb this year it makes me very sad.

I simply cannot stress how much I loved this show. If you have the time, I highly recommend you watch it.

Lets get down to the reviewing:

Plot:
Perfect. Absolutely perfect. They somehow balanced crime, love, action, suspense and heartwarming scenes all into one single 28 episode drama. Every case, every character has the perfect backstory, and the perfect ending. The scene when Golden died saving Hope Man killed me emotionally, and Never’s death was even sadder.

The main theme of the story was prejudice and bias which appeared throughout the drama impeccably. My favourite was when Hope Man gave up the chance to see again to remove all bias from his heart, ultimately allowing him to stop the villain. I can’t go on for too long but just know its the best plot for any drama ive seen for a while.

Maybe they could have removed the part when Never came back from the dead but I think it didn’t affect anything much.

Acting:
There is a reason why the plot is so good - and that’s because of the remarkable acting from the cast. Not just Vincent Wong, Sisley Choi, Owen Cheung and Ali Lee all acted incredibly in their respective roles. The villain acted so well I wanted to punch him :). The actors in each individual case all put up a commendable performance too. Also, I have to acknowledge the amazing casting choices made. I don’t think anyone else could have played Hope Man, 癫姐, GoGo and Never.

Songs:
Obviously 心眼 was my favourite theme song for a long long time so easy 10/10. Vincent Wong really can sing! 爱近在眼前 by Stephanie Ho was also great although not as good as the main theme. I felt like another sub theme song could have been added to improve this category.

Rewatch:
Any day of the week.

踩过界 was a masterpiece. It hit all the right notes and is a highly underrated drama that you should watch. Can’t really say the same for 踩过界2 which will be tomorrow’s review.

Thanks for reading.